Of Mice And Men Curley's Wife Discrimination Analysis

Discrimination is a big part in the world today. In the book, Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck, author of the famous novella, shows how discrimination was a such a big factor in the past to and how it affected people in different situations. Lennie, one of the main characters in the story, is discriminated because of his disability and is handled with unpleasantly. Curley’s wife is also treated unfair, mainly because she is a female. Crooks, an african american character, is also segregated because of his race. Discrimination is a major factor in the book as it can be seen in Lennie, Curley's wife, and Crooks.
Disabilities really affects many people, no matter if minor or major. A disability is the big reason why Lennie is being treated so unfairly.
Because she is a female, Curley’s wife was a victim of discrimination. She was the wife of the boss’ son, Curley, which lead everyone on the farm to think she was trouble. Curley’s wife was sometimes flirty but didn’t do it to hook up with the men in the farm; she did it because she wanted attention from others that she wasn’t getting from Curley, influencing everyone that didn’t know to despise her and try to avoid her at all costs. "They left all the weak ones here," Curley’s wife quotes when all the men left for a drink and left behind all those that were suffering from discrimination (Lennie, Crooks, Candy, and herself). In the book, Steinbeck shows perfectly how discriminated she is, not even giving her a proper name in the story, identifying her as Curley’s wife, as though she is some type of property of Curley. Throughout the novella, Curley’s wife creates some time of relationship with Lennie, who ends up killing her by being addicted to her soft hair. Again, Steinbeck shows how unfairly she is treated by displaying how everyone felt when she died; no one really cared. Everyone was more concerned about what was going to happen to Lennie. Curley’s wife is sadly discriminated a lot and ends up dying seeking for